Jim Cooper

Jim Cooper (19 June 1954-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-TN 4) from 3 January 1983 to 3 January 1995 (succeeding Al Gore and preceding Van Hilleary) and from TN 5 from 3 January 2003 (succeeding Bob Clement).

Biography
Jim Cooper was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1954, the son of Governor Prentice Cooper. He worked as a lawyer before being elected to the US House of Representatives in 1982, and he was a member of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition and the centrist New Democrats. Despite differing policies, he supported Barack Obama in 2008.